I thought the reports weren't that LeBron coming to town cause Hayward to not happen, but the subsequent Love trade.
Hayward signed his Hornets offer sheet in early July, 2014 which was matched by Utah. LeBron didn't officially sign with Cleveland until early/mid-August, a full month later, and the Cavs needed the full max to acquire him.I thought the reports weren't that LeBron coming to town cause Hayward to not happen, but the subsequent Love trade.
Hayward signed his offer sheet the day before Lebron did "I'm coming home".Hayward signed his Hornets offer sheet in early July, 2014 which was matched by Utah. LeBron didn't officially sign with Cleveland until early/mid-August, a full month later, and the Cavs needed the full max to acquire him.
Don’t get me wrong, Horford and Brown are great players, Horford is the classic third member of a big 3, the guy that scores the points the other two don’t....and Horford and Brown.
Yes I remember there was an annoucement prior to the "official" signing but the point remains......Cleveland couldn't sign both Hayward and LeBron under the salary cap.Hayward signed his offer sheet the day before Lebron did "I'm coming home".
In the 1st video, I would agree. Appears that he isn't being pushed to extend his left leg way out to get the ball. 2nd video though, that does not seem to to be an issue.Hard to tell for sure given angle and length of clip but sure looks like there's a lot more range of motion in his right ankle. Probably to be expected.
This would instantly be near the top of memmorable things in Boston sports history if the Cs won a championship chanting that at opponents.At least he seems to have a sense of humor over all this, the chant would be hilarious.
https://nesn.com/2018/08/heres-what-gordon-hayward-wants-celtics-fans-to-chant-in-upcoming-season/amp/
This video would work for us on many levels--need to listen to the pre-song chatter:This would instantly be near the top of memmorable things in Boston sports history if the Cs won a championship chanting that at opponents.
The slightly creepy angle definitely helps.
Edit, just figured out a rhythm:
DA dy's AL ways
*clap* H
*clap* A
*fast clap* P
*fast clap* P
*clap* Y
Game so fucking on.I'm so in
Agreed, I'm taking back my earlier suggestion and am in for this.I think "Dad-dy's Hap-py" maximizes sentiment and rhythm.
This chant would so confuse Marcus Smart.At least he seems to have a sense of humor over all this, the chant would be hilarious.
https://nesn.com/2018/08/heres-what-gordon-hayward-wants-celtics-fans-to-chant-in-upcoming-season/amp/
I wanted to see the landing and that’s when numbnuts walked in front of camera.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24496578/kyrie-irving-gordon-hayward-boston-celtics-ready-go-training-campKyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will return to Boston next week and are expected to join their teammates in informal workouts as Celtics players begin pickup play in advance of the start of training camp in late September.
Irving and Hayward have been rehabbing this summer from follow-up procedures on the injuries that shortened their 2017-18 campaigns and prevented them from playing in Boston's surge to the cusp of the NBA Finals.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge told ESPN on Monday that both Irving (knee) and Hayward (ankle) appear at full health and are ready for the new season.
"I don't want to hype it up too much, but I'm saying that, if our training camp were starting today, that they would be here today going full speed," Ainge said. "It's not like they need an extra month. I think that they know they have an extra month so they are sort of pacing themselves. They're playing as if to build up to that opening day of training camp [on Sept. 26]."
Nearly posted something very similar. I don't think I've ever been so excited for a basketball season. Not even '08.I hope I don't wake my doctor up in 4 hours when I call him.
And playing a really exciting brand of basketball, coached by a genius. Oh and they will absolutely bring it at both ends of the court.Absolutely insane how talented the starting 5 will be, but also how deep they can run. They should steam roll the regular season.
"Gordon came to us after signing with the Celtics. He wanted a sneaker that would help him break ankles. Mission accomplished."Maybe he just doesn't trust the Nike ankle support any more.
*Ducking
“I can remember Aron Baynes – I’m a big donut guy, I like donuts, that’s like my cheat food,” he admitted with a smile, “and I remember he brought Krispy Kremes back from a road trip and drove them over to the house. Just simple things like that mean a lot to me, means a lot to my family too, that people care.”
Our roster improvements are real and they’re spectacular!It still hasn’t really registered yet that we’re replacing a bunch of bad-player minutes with Gordon Hayward.
Instead of saying things like “I know he missed all five attempts but Semi’s shot actually looked a little better tonight”, I’ll be saying things like “Maybe you should stop leaving Gordon Hayward wide open oh wait you can’t because everyone else on the floor is also a knockdown shooter and all-around stud.”
I think this is a bit over the top. Even assuming that Baynes starts and one of Tatum/Brown are on the bench...Seriously, it's going to be like the 2018 Raptors, only the starting lineup is full of all stars that won't have to kill themselves because Boston will be rolling out a respectable starting lineup as their bench.
They might rate out as average NBA players but the average NBA player is Brandon Bass. A team of 5 Brandon Bass's is a bottom 5 team. Like, 4 of those guys could start on any given team and if Rozier, Smart, Morris or Baynes was your 5th best player, you'd be fine. If one of those 4 was your best player, you have some serious problems.It’s not as OTT as you seem to think. Rozier, Smart, Morris, Theis, and Baynes all rate out as either average or above average NBA players. It would not be a bottom five starting lineup. Especially with the defensive chops.
Baynes will start against the occasional behemoth, but the NBA’s been moving away from those guys. Horford is going to be Boston’s primary center.wouldn't you have Baynes starting alongside Horford, with either Brown or Tatum coming off the bench to lead the 2nd unit? But in general, yeah.
Let's do the math. If we are including one of Tatum or Brown, then I think the bench is clearly better than the likely starting line up for the:They might rate out as average NBA players but the average NBA player is Brandon Bass. A team of 5 Brandon Bass's is a bottom 5 team. Like, 4 of those guys could start on any given team and if Rozier, Smart, Morris or Baynes was your 5th best player, you'd be fine. If one of those 4 was your best player, you have some serious problems.
Agreed. I figure Baynes starts 20 games. He'll be no better than 8th in MPG, with the top five, Smart, and Rozier getting more minutes barring injuries or trade. Likely Morris as well. Baynes starts the Philly games and some others against similar beef.Baynes will start against the occasional behemoth, but the NBA’s been moving away from those guys. Horford is going to be Boston’s primary center.